Our team advises issuers, investment banks and investors in equity and debt transactions that raise capital through public and private capital markets both in Canada and abroad.
We have extensive experience in all aspects of securities law and corporate finance, including public offerings, private placements, venture capital financing, takeover bids, issuer bids, mergers and acquisitions and the day-to-day governance of both private and public companies.
We also help clients identify and access potential sources of capital and in structuring, negotiating and documenting financing transactions at all business stages, including seed, angel, venture capital, bridge, convertible, debt, private placements and public offerings.
We understand that success lies not only in managing the transaction but also in understanding our clients’ wider commercial goals. We provide a broad range of securities and corporate finance services to both private and public companies, issuers, investment dealers, and venture capital and private equity funds relating to:
Our litigation lawyers have wide-ranging experience in securities and broker/dealer proceedings and the breadth of remedies sought in securities cases. We are able to creatively and persuasively present or defend such claims on behalf of our clients.
We have represented investment dealers, mutual fund dealers, registered representatives, salespersons, compliance professionals and other market participants.
We have represented investment dealers, mutual fund dealers, registered representatives, salespersons, compliance professionals and other market participants.
Our securities litigators have been involved in a variety of securities-related litigation matters, including:
We advise public issuers and private companies on a wide range of matters related to effective business and committee structuring, accountability matters, governance procedures, board management and other corporate governance matters. We understand and are sensitive to competing interests, and routinely provide advice on time-sensitive, controversial or risk-laden matters. We also advise individual directors and officers, and security holders of public and private businesses, on the enforcement of their rights. We work with our clients on such matters as:
We assist our clients with traditional and innovative financing transactions in both domestic and international capital markets. We act for a broad range of clients, including start-ups and other private companies, public companies, investment dealers, exempt market dealers and venture capital funds on all equity and debt finance related matters including:
We assist our clients with the creation and continuous disclosure requirements of their investment funds. We act for public mutual funds, private investment funds, exchange-traded funds, commodity pools and special-purpose investment vehicles. In our broad practice, we deal with a range of investment management issues impacting issuers, managers, distributors, financial institutions and service providers, including:
We negotiate, structure and advise on a wide range of M&A transactions, for both public and private companies in Canada and abroad. We represent acquirers and sellers in the structuring, negotiation, documentation, and closing of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, exchanges, and joint ventures across a variety of industries. Our full service business law capabilities ensure that our clients’ needs are carefully considered from all perspectives and we provide pragmatic advice on transactional matters including:
We advise public companies and trusts on all matters relating to maintaining their reporting status and complying with ongoing regulatory requirements, including:
Our litigators have wide ranging experience in securities and broker/dealer proceedings. We have extensive experience with the breadth of remedies that are sought in securities cases. We are able to creatively and persuasively present or defend such claims on behalf of our clients.
Our clients include brokers/dealers, individual investors, individual registrants and private and public companies. We also advise market participants in proceedings before securities commissions, stock exchanges, and self-regulatory organizations.
Our securities litigators have been involved in a variety of high-profile securities-related litigation matters, including:
We are focused on assisting our clients negotiate the dynamic and complex regulatory environments in which they conduct business. We are constantly updating our knowledge base in order to provide our clients with practical and actionable advice. We have solid relationships with Canada’s principal securities regulators, with whom we are in constant dialogue, both on a formal and informal basis. Our specific services include:
We have a broad range of experience assisting our clients gain listings on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange. Our clients come from a variety of industry sectors, including Mining, Energy, Technology, CleanTech, Banking and Financial Services, REITs and Transportation. We have advised many issuers at various stages in their development with:
